Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the President of the Board of Trade when there will be further negotiations between this country and Poland with regard to trade between the two countries; and what steps he proposes to take before such negotiations to consult trade interests in general, and glucose manufacturers in particular, with regard to the damaging effect of certain Polish imports into this country.
§ Mr. GreenTrade negotiations with Poland are expected to take place at the end of May. Before these negotiations open, the United Kingdom export188W industries concerned and the industries affected by Polish imports will be consulted, where appropriate, about the proposed level of the quotas to be established. Imports of glucose from Poland are not under quota and will therefore not be a subject of the negotiations. It will thus not be necessary to consult the glucose industry formally, but if the industry wish to make any representations on this matter I am, of course, ready to consider them.
Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in connection with the forthcoming trade negotiations between Poland and the United Kingdom, he will take special steps to ensure that no dumping is involved in the case of Polish imports into this country.
§ Mr. GreenSpecial steps are not required. It is always open to an industry to submit an application under the Customs Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) Act, 1957, if they can provide evidence that imparts from Poland, or any other source, are being dumped and that this is causing or threatening the industry with material injury.